ABSTRACT: For Calendar Year 2010, Top Five Taxpayer Compensated City Employees (Over $193,000), Other Top Taxpayer Compensated City Employees (over $108,000) and Taxpayer Compensated City Council Members lists are compiled. For city employees, each listing includes the name of the city employee, Salary, Overtime (if any), Benefits, Holiday Pay (if any) and Total Compensation and 2010/11 Budget Summary for Department/Division, including Salary/Benefits, Materials/Services and Total. In calendar year 2010, the top five taxpayer compensated city employees were Carmel Fire Captain Mitch Kastros (Total Compensation $208,111.70), Carmel Police Sgt. Ken Shen (Total Compensation $205,386.97), Police Chief/Public Safety Director George Rawson (Total Compensation $199,057.05), City Administrator Rich Guillen (Total Compensation $197,923.28) and Carmel Fire Captain Ian Watts (Total Compensation $193,472.04). The City’s EXPENDITURE SUMMARY, 2010/11 Budget Summary shows $ 8,019,693 Salary/Benefits, $ 5,908,171 Materials/Services for a Total of $ 13,927,864. The City’s total Estimated Actual Budget 2009/10 $ 13,281,151 and Revised Budget 2010/11 $ 13,927,864. The City has 66 full time positions and 9.68 part time FTE’s. Links to Salary Information for Comparable Cities (population and tourist destination) are provided courtesy of the California State Controller's Office, Controller John Chiang.
Top Five Taxpayer Compensated City Employees (Over $193,000):
1. Carmel Fire Captain Mitch Kastros
Salary: $99,660
Overtime: $58,738.03
Benefits: $45,129.31
Holiday Pay: $4,584.36
Total Compensation: $208,111.70
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Fire
Salary/Benefits:$ 1,471,060
Materials/Services: $ 547,125
Total: $ 2,018,185
2. Carmel Police Sgt. Ken Shen
Salary: $148,200
Overtime: $7,202.08
Benefits: $45,586.97
In-Lieu Holiday Pay: $4,397.92
Total Compensation: $205,386.97.
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Police
Salary/Benefits: $ 2 ,673,936
Materials/Services: $ 2 67,479
Total: $ 2,941,415
3. Police Chief/Public Safety Director George Rawson
Salary: $140,000
Benefits: $59,057.05
Total Compensation: $199,057.05
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Police
Salary/Benefits: $ 2 ,673,936
Materials/Services: $ 2 67,479
Total: $ 2,941,415
4. City Administrator Rich Guillen
Salary: $150,000
Benefits: $47,923.28
Total Compensation: $197,923.28.
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Administration
Salary/Benefits: $ 445,091
Materials/Services: $ 336,670
Total: $ 781,761
5. Carmel Fire Captain Ian Watts
Salary: $99,660
Overtime: $40,517.38
Benefits: $48,710.30
Holiday Pay: $4,584.36
Total Compensation: $193,472.04
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Fire
Salary/Benefits:$ 1,471,060
Materials/Services: $ 547,125
Total: $ 2,018,185
Other Top Taxpayer Compensated City Employees (over $108,000):
Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk Heidi Burch
Salary: $111,899.40
Benefits: $33,408.54
Total Compensation: $145,307.94
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Administration
Salary/Benefits: $ 445,091
Materials/Services: $ 336,670
Total: $ 781,761
Public Works Superintendent Stu Ross
Salary: $107,741.50
Overtime: $2,605.19
Benefits: $34,412.18
Total Compensation: $144,758.87
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Public Works
Salary/Benefits: $ 659,296
Materials/Services: $ 461,662
Total: $ 1,120,958
City Forester Mike Branson
Total Compensation: $133,947.17
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Forest, Parks and Beach
Salary/Benefits: $ 324,223
Materials/Services: $ 209,455
Total: $ 533,678
Information Services/Network Manager Steve McInchak
Total Compensation: $132,292.65
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Information Services/Network Management
Salary/Benefits: $ 246,049
Materials/Services: $ 61,950
Total: $ 307,999
Planning and Building Services Manager Sean Conroy
Salary: $79,569.59
Benefits: $38,479.25
Total Compensation: $118,048.84
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Community Planning and Building
Salary/Benefits: $ 528,820
Materials/Services: $ 87,500
Total: $ 616,320
Library Director Janet Cubbage
Salary: $89,480.40
Benefits: $22,916.90
Total Compensation: $112,397.30
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Harrison Memorial Library
Salary/Benefits: $ 913,324
Materials/Services: $ 30,000
Total: $ 943,324
Facilities Maintenance Manager Bernard Martino
Salary: $90,466.27
Benefits: $18,141.01
Total Compensation: $108,607.28
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: Facilities Maintenance
Salary/Benefits: $ 207,325
Materials/Services: $ 241,493
Total: $ 448,818
Taxpayer Compensated City Council Members:
Mayor Sue McCloud
Stipend: $2,400
Benefits: $453.60
City Council Member Paula Hazdovac
Stipend: $1,800
Benefits: $12,642.24
City Council Member Karen Sharp
Stipend: $1,800
Benefits: $12,642.24
City Council Member Ken Talmage
Stipend: $1,800
Benefits: $10,537.32
City Council Member Jason Burnett (elected April 2010)
Not included.
2010/11 Budget Summary
Department/Division: City Council
Salary/Benefits: $ 50,507
Materials/Services: $ 56,100
Total: $ 106,607
NOTES:
Calendar Year 2010: $7,352,162.36 salaries and benefits for public employees, including $4,839,459.10 salaries, $501,049.97 overtime, $1,917,800.73 benefits (medical, dental, uniform pay, retirement contributions from the city and other income) and $93,852.56 holiday pay to public-safety employees.
Calendar Year 2009: $7,139,401.41 salaries and benefits for public employees, including $4,593,381.10 salaries, $329,092.03 overtime, $1,828,326.38 benefits and $82,992.93 in holiday pay to public-safety workers.
SOURCES:
Police and fire top salary costs, MARY BROWNFIELD, The Carmel Pine Cone, April 29, 2011, 1A & 9A
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CALIFORNIA
ADOPTED BUDGET
FISCAL YEAR 2010/11 AND ESTIMATED THROUGH 2012/13
ADDENDUM:
Local Government Compensation Reports
Calendar Year 2009
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea
Population: 4,037 (as of June 30, 2009)
Web Address: http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us
Salary Information for Comparable Cities (population and tourist destination):
Calendar Year 2009
City of Yountville
Population: 3,263 (as of June 30, 2009)
Web Address: http://www.townofyountville.com/human-resources.html
Calendar Year 2009
City of Avalon
Population: 3,540 (as of June 30, 2009)
Calendar Year 2009
City of Del Mar
Population: 4,591 (as of June 30, 2009)
Web Address: http://www.delmar.ca.us
Calendar Year 2009
City of Sonora
Population: 4,666 (as of June 30, 2009)
Web Address: http://www.sonoraca.com/employment/hr%20dept.htm
Calendar Year 2009
City of Calistoga
Population: 5,331 (as of June 30, 2009)
Overtime
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Overtime Pay
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
2 comments:
One possible way for Carmel to save money might be to find a more efficient way to handle routine emergency medical calls. Just read the Pine Cone. Very many calls are for elderly people who have fallen down and can’t get up, someone who can’t get out of bed, someone who sprained their ankle, and the like. There are many such cases where the paramedics and their truck, a fire truck, one or two police cars, and the meter maid have all shown up for such cases. They help the person up, check to see if they are OK, and that is it. Except for a lot of extra personnel and overtime.
A better system to determine what is really needed might help along with better communication. The initial responder usually gets there in minutes, so they can advise. Maybe having a different set of responders for these kinds of aid and assistance calls would work. If in doubt, of course do what is necessary; discretion will dictate the situation. Also, why do we need a paramedic truck and a fire truck at every call, no matter how serious? This seems like an expensive overlap for every call.
It is nice to have our excellent police and fire departments and there are no complaints. And it might be nice to double up on every call and make sure that nothing ever remotely goes wrong. But in the age of tight budgets, and when the fire and police account for $5 million of the City budget, areas of better ways to do things should be considered. Efficiencies and cutting back overtime might also reduce some of those several $200 thousand salaries listed and reduce the need for added personnel over time.
Undoubtedly the police and fire departments would be happy to help find solutions for our budget problems. There are a number of critical needs and no one should be immune. Just some hopefully constructive food for thought.
Speaking of costs, the mayor and council said their policy to eliminate positions and prematurely retire employees like assistant city administrator, public works director, cultural director, library director, planning director, executive assistant and finance specialist was all about cutting costs, but that was a ruse for the real reason which was to centralize all city government power in the mayor and city administrator, who the mayor controlled. It should also be mentioned taxpayers were on the hook for paying off the contract to the last Planning Director who left prematurely because the mayor would not or could not get along with her.
And just to show how dysfunctional Carmel city government is, the mayor's and council's ploy about "golden handshakes" was referenced in the Civil Grand Jury report as not a policy cities should adopt. Of course, the city still to this day says all those payoffs were "golden handshakes," when of course they were settlements. Two strikes either way, "golden handshake" policy not good policy and dishonesty about the true nature of the payoffs.
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